Comic Cards Project: Day 21 • Wonder Woman

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After the comic book witch hunts of the 1950s when Wonder Woman was accused of being a lesbian, her publishers no longer seemed sure of what to do with her. It was unwholesome of her to fight against men so she resorted to bargaining with criminals—fulfilling some impossible mission in exchange for them turning themselves in. Yeah, right. It’s nice … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 20 • Challengers of the Unknown

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Although the Challengers of the Unknown didn’t have super powers or secret identities, they were a big part of comics in the late 50s and 60s. The Challengers traveled to exotic locations and often took on aliens, monsters, and dinosaurs—adversaries typically found in sci-fi B-movies of the era. The Challengers were all white guys, each conveniently sporting their own hair color so you could tell them apart. The blonde was … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 19 • Mera

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I guess we’ll probably never know why Aquaman’s wife Mera only went by her given name and not something a little flashier like Aqua Lady. She was queen of an underwater world in another dimension but married Aquaman and became queen of Atlantis. Shortly after the wedding they had a baby, making Aquaman the first superhero to have a family. They … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 18 • Negative Man

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  Negative Man was one of the founding members of the whacky group The Doom Patrol, along with Elasti-Girl, Robotman, and The Chief. An exposure to radioactivity gave him the power to release an “energy being” from his body which could fly and exert super strength among other things. The energy being was represented as a silhouette surrounded by an electric … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 17 • Jimmy Olsen

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Believe it for not Jimmy Olsen starred in his own comic book for 20 years. That’s quite a run for someone who’s only claim to fame was being Superman’s pal. If you ask me, though, Superman could have made better friend choices. Superman could have been buddies with anyone in the world so it always baffled me why he would … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 16 • Green Lantern

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Green Lantern was the next character to get a reboot in the 60s following the success of the Flash. As Hal Jordan, he was a test pilot who’s boss was also his girlfriend, a somewhat progressive arrangement for the time. His young Inuit co-worker (with the un-PC nickname “Pieface”) served as a non-costumed sidekick who also knew Hal’s secret identity. Green Lantern’s … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 15 • Plastic Man

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I originally encountered Plastic Man when he appeared as the first guest-star on the Saturday morning cartoon Super Friends. “What?!? You mean there are more heroes besides Batman and Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman?” I remember thinking he was pretty cool and wishing I could see more of him. Actually, it would be indecent to see much more of … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 14 • Platinum

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Platinum is the only “female” among the six heroic robots known as The Metal Men and the only one with a crush on their inventor, Dr. Will Magnus. Despite his protests that it was impossible, Platinum insisted she was in love with the Doc, making herself a nuisance and complicating his attempts at romance with “real” women. But these problems … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 13 • Doc Magnus

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Scientific genius and inventor Dr. Will Magnus created a team of kooky robots known as The Metal Men. Each of the six robots’ abilities and distinct personalities reflected the properties of their namesake metallic element. Gold, Iron, Mercury, Lead, Tin, and Platinum constantly aggravated Doc Magnus with their displays of emotion, a result, he claimed, of the faulty “responsometers” he had … Read More

Comic Cards Project: Day 12 • Beast Boy

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Beast Boy was a teenaged orphan who could change himself into any animal. His court-appointed guardian embezzled money from his estate and plotted to kill him but was thwarted by The Doom Patrol—a small group of oddball heroes. He became a junior member of the team and was eventually adopted by Elasti-Girl and her husband, Mento. He was kind of cute, too, … Read More